March 8th, 1983
Edmonton Oilers (52-17-6) at
Montreal Canadiens (44-25-4)
We are playing the top team in the NHL at the Bell Center tonight. In our only meeting of the season we lost 4-1 in Edmonton. Montreal remains 2 points out of 2nd behind Buffalo while we are tied with the Bruins for 3rd with 1 game in hand.
Montreal are excited to have rookie LD
Martin Beran up from the AHL covering for injured defenseman
Matej Ouhrabka. The 19 year old has played in 6 games since being called up and has 2 assist with 4 PIMs to show for it. The former Edmonton Oil King (WHL) played 48 games in the AHL for the IceCaps as well this season, he had 7 goals and 33 points with 61 PIMs. Beran was Montreal's 173rd overall pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.
As mentioned, the Oilers lead the NHL with 110 points in 75 games. They have a 19 point lead on the 2nd place Predators. The Oilers can just flat out score, they lead the NHL with 3.55 goals per game. There only weakness if you can call it that is that they are ranked 11th with a 85.7% PK rate.
The Oilers will start G
Saku Heikkinen, he has 27 wins in 42 games with a .913 save %. Montreal starts G
Mike Blackshear, he has 36 wins in 59 games and a .904 save %.
Montreal takes a 1-0 on C
Dave Wright's 31st goal of the year at 11:10 of the 1st period. The shots were even in the 1st period, 12 a piece. Edmonton was 0 for 2 on the PP while Montreal was 0 for 1.
Montreal goes up 2-0 at 12:38 when LD
Yegor Berestnev gets his 10th of the year. Montreal quickly goes up 3-0 moments later as RW
Ronnie Marvin gets his 3rd of the year at 13:15. Montreal out shot the Oilers 18 to 11 in the 2nd period. The Oilers are now 0 for 5 on the PP.
The Oilers get on the board early in the 3rd as C
Lawrence Diamond gets his 45th of the year at 1:33. Its now 3-1 Montreal. That is the only scoring in the 3rd as Montreal hangs on to win. The Oilers out shot the Canadiens 7 to 1 in the 3rd period. Edmonton was 0 for 5 on the PP, Montreal was 0 for 4.
Montreal RW
Ronnie Marvin was the 1st star, he had a goal and an assist. The 28 year old Marvin now has 3 goals and 15 points in 61 games. In 3 seasons with Montreal, he has played in 204 career NHL games, has 21 goals, 64 points, 175 PIMs and a +7 rating.
Montreal 3 Edmonton 1
| PER | TEAM | GOAL | # | ASSIST | ASSIST |
| 1st | MTL | Dave Wright | 31 | Yevgeny Ronov | Jiri Bohm |
| 2nd | MTL | Yegor Berestnev | 10 | Marek Bartolcic | Ronnie Marvin |
| 2nd | MTL | Ronnie Marvin | 3 | Batsaikhany Vanoosten | Yegor Berestnev |
| 3rd | EDM | Lawrence Diamond | 45 | Flint Myers | David Panniers |
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| PER | TEAM | PLAYER | MIN | PENALTY |
| 2nd | EDM | Josh Diez | 5 | Fighting |
| 2nd | MTL | Ronnie Marvin | 5 | Fighting |
| TEAM | GOALIE | SA | GA |
| EDM | Saku Heikkinen | 31 | 3 |
| MTL | Mike Blackshear | 30 | 1 |
Around the league.................
Dallas Stars RW
Domenico Giunti had 2 goals and an assist in a 6-5 win over the Bruins. The 27 year old Giunti now has 26 goals and 71 points in 75 games. The 1983 All-Star has played in 231 career NHL games, all with Dallas. He has 65 goals, 195 points, 236 PIMs and a +51 rating.
Minnesota Wild C
Vincent Pfister had 2 goals in a 4-3 win over the Flyers. The 21 year old Pfister now has 19 goals and 67 points in 72 games. The 1983 All-Star is in his 2nd year in the NHL, he has played 154 career NHL games, all with the Wild. He has 33 goals, 113 points, 94 PIMs and a -1 rating. He was the Wild's 35th overall pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.